Dry Creek Valley is among the top locales for Zinfandel, and I think it certainly is an area that allows for optimal ripeness levels while at the same time maintaining the fresh acidity that makes Zin so great at the table. You’ll notice a high alcohol number on the label, but you won’t notice it at all in the glass. Pepper remains intact (it often falls out of the mix at this degree of ripeness) and it makes the brambly fruit character pop. American oak is present in an enhancing manner, adding an elegant rusticity to the wine. Delicious! Contains 9% Petite Sirah.
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Pedroncelli, Dry Creek Valley (Sonoma County, California) Zinfandel “Mother Clone” 2022 ($24)
By Rich Cook
